Microsoft Certification Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Certification
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 156 114
Rank change year-on-year +10 -42 +64
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 133 155 163
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.28% 1.65% 2.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.98% 3.92% 5.45%
Number of salaries quoted 79 96 116
10th Percentile £26,800 £25,750 £21,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £28,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +30.43% -21.59%
75th Percentile £48,750 £75,000 £55,375
90th Percentile £59,700 £85,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £32,500 £45,054 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.86% -9.89% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,338 3,957 2,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 32.12% 42.15% 40.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,437 1,846 1,920
10th Percentile £28,150 £35,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £59,385 £53,130
Median % change year-on-year -11.59% +11.77% +2.17%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,375 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Certification relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in the South East

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the South East over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the South East

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Kent +37 48 £26,150 - 14
Thames Valley +4 33 £35,000 +21.74% 33
Hampshire +12 26 £37,250 -29.78% 15
Buckinghamshire +15 15 £35,000 -36.36% 11
Surrey -12 12 £31,500 -25.88% 9
Oxfordshire +2 10 £28,500 +3.64% 5
East Sussex +5 8 £29,750 -63.94% 4
Berkshire +2 8 £33,500 -24.17% 17
West Sussex +4 6 £50,000 +63.93% 7
Microsoft Certification
England

Microsoft Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 8 (6.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (3.76%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.26%) IIS
4 1 (0.75%) Confluence
4 1 (0.75%) WordPress
Applications
1 54 (40.60%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (3.01%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 64 (48.12%) AWS
2 53 (39.85%) Microsoft 365
3 50 (37.59%) Azure
4 11 (8.27%) GCP
5 9 (6.77%) Entra ID
5 9 (6.77%) GitHub
5 9 (6.77%) Power Platform
6 8 (6.02%) Power Automate
7 7 (5.26%) PowerApps
8 4 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (3.01%) IaaS
9 3 (2.26%) Copilot Studio
9 3 (2.26%) PaaS
10 2 (1.50%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (1.50%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.50%) Azure Storage
10 2 (1.50%) Google Workspace
10 2 (1.50%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.75%) Amazon EC2
11 1 (0.75%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 21 (15.79%) DNS
2 18 (13.53%) DHCP
2 18 (13.53%) Firewall
3 15 (11.28%) Internet
4 14 (10.53%) TCP/IP
5 9 (6.77%) Remote Desktop
6 7 (5.26%) VLAN
6 7 (5.26%) VPN
7 5 (3.76%) Intranet
7 5 (3.76%) SAN
8 4 (3.01%) VoIP
8 4 (3.01%) WAN
9 3 (2.26%) LAN
9 3 (2.26%) STUN
9 3 (2.26%) VoLTE
9 3 (2.26%) Wireshark
10 2 (1.50%) NAS
10 2 (1.50%) Network Security
10 2 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.75%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.77%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.76%) Power BI
3 4 (3.01%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.50%) Metadata
4 2 (1.50%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.50%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.75%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (12.03%) JIRA
2 9 (6.77%) Git
General
1 81 (60.90%) Social Skills
2 42 (31.58%) French Language
3 40 (30.08%) Swedish Language
4 12 (9.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (8.27%) Multimedia
6 10 (7.52%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (6.77%) Legal
7 9 (6.77%) Telecoms
8 6 (4.51%) Finance
8 6 (4.51%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.26%) Military
9 3 (2.26%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.75%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.75%) Automotive
10 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.75%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 46 (34.59%) Analyst
2 33 (24.81%) Service Analyst
2 33 (24.81%) Service Desk Analyst
3 23 (17.29%) IT Support
4 17 (12.78%) Senior
5 15 (11.28%) Support Engineer
6 13 (9.77%) IT Engineer
6 13 (9.77%) Lead
7 12 (9.02%) Service Desk Team Leader
7 12 (9.02%) Team Leader
8 11 (8.27%) Trainee
9 9 (6.77%) IT Support Engineer
9 9 (6.77%) Senior Analyst
9 9 (6.77%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
9 9 (6.77%) Support Analyst
9 9 (6.77%) Support Technician
10 8 (6.02%) Developer
11 7 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (5.26%) Trainee Developer
12 6 (4.51%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (11.28%) CSS
1 15 (11.28%) HTML
2 9 (6.77%) React
3 3 (2.26%) .NET
3 3 (2.26%) ASP.NET
3 3 (2.26%) FreeSWITCH
3 3 (2.26%) Node.js
3 3 (2.26%) Web Services
4 2 (1.50%) Tailwind CSS
5 1 (0.75%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (0.75%) Azure Blueprints
5 1 (0.75%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.02%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (5.26%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (3.76%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (3.01%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (3.01%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.26%) Cloud Native
5 3 (2.26%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (2.26%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.26%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.26%) N-Tier
5 3 (2.26%) Smartphone
6 2 (1.50%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (1.50%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.50%) PKI
6 2 (1.50%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.75%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.75%) CMDB
7 1 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.75%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 41 (30.83%) Windows
2 16 (12.03%) Windows Server
3 12 (9.02%) Linux
4 6 (4.51%) Android
5 4 (3.01%) Mac OS
5 4 (3.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (3.01%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (2.26%) Windows 10
7 2 (1.50%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.50%) VMS
7 2 (1.50%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.50%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.75%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (36.09%) ITSM
2 45 (33.83%) ITIL
3 36 (27.07%) Customer Service
4 30 (22.56%) Problem-Solving
5 29 (21.80%) Mentoring
6 24 (18.05%) Performance Metrics
7 20 (15.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (15.04%) Cybersecurity
8 15 (11.28%) Coaching
8 15 (11.28%) Service Management
9 12 (9.02%) Conflict Resolution
9 12 (9.02%) Knowledge Management
10 9 (6.77%) Business Continuity
11 8 (6.02%) Analytics
11 8 (6.02%) Disaster Recovery
12 7 (5.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 6 (4.51%) Data Protection
13 6 (4.51%) Project Delivery
13 6 (4.51%) Technical Leadership
14 5 (3.76%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 15 (11.28%) JavaScript
1 15 (11.28%) Python
2 11 (8.27%) SQL
3 10 (7.52%) PowerShell
4 7 (5.26%) C#
5 4 (3.01%) R
6 3 (2.26%) Bash
7 2 (1.50%) C
8 1 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 68 (51.13%) MCSE
2 62 (46.62%) Degree
3 49 (36.84%) AWS Certification
4 22 (16.54%) Azure Certification
5 21 (15.79%) A+ Certification
6 15 (11.28%) MCP
7 12 (9.02%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (8.27%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 10 (7.52%) Security Cleared
10 9 (6.77%) MCSA
10 9 (6.77%) SC Cleared
10 9 (6.77%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 8 (6.02%) CCNA
12 5 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (3.76%) Master's Degree
13 4 (3.01%) CCNP
13 4 (3.01%) DBS Check
13 4 (3.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 3 (2.26%) CISSP
14 3 (2.26%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (19.55%) QA
2 5 (3.76%) GDPR
3 1 (0.75%) HIPAA
3 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.75%) NIST
3 1 (0.75%) NIST 800
3 1 (0.75%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 40 (30.08%) Active Directory
2 19 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.76%) Hyper-V
4 4 (3.01%) Firmware
5 3 (2.26%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (2.26%) vSphere
6 2 (1.50%) Docker
6 2 (1.50%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.26%) QRadar
2 3 (2.26%) WSUS
3 2 (1.50%) Ansible
3 2 (1.50%) CASB
3 2 (1.50%) Nessus
3 2 (1.50%) Red Hat Satellite
3 2 (1.50%) SCCM
3 2 (1.50%) Terraform
4 1 (0.75%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.75%) Podman
4 1 (0.75%) SCOM
4 1 (0.75%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 126 (94.74%) Microsoft
2 33 (24.81%) ServiceNow
3 27 (20.30%) VMware
4 12 (9.02%) Cisco
5 9 (6.77%) Google
6 5 (3.76%) Apple
6 5 (3.76%) Aruba
6 5 (3.76%) HP
6 5 (3.76%) Sage
7 3 (2.26%) Citrix
7 3 (2.26%) Dell
7 3 (2.26%) LogRhythm
7 3 (2.26%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.50%) Forcepoint
8 2 (1.50%) Mitel
8 2 (1.50%) Oracle
8 2 (1.50%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.50%) Qualys
8 2 (1.50%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.75%) Nimble Storage